SEAFDEC together with the PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) Public Company Limited, Department of Fisheries (DOF) of Thailand, Faculty of Fisheries of Kasetsart University, and Prince of Songkla University signed the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on 19 December 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand for the implementation of the project on the rehabilitation of fisheries habitats in the oil rig platform in the Gulf of Thailand. …
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SEAFDEC convenes the Forty-fifth SEAFDEC Program Committee Meeting and the Twenty-fifth FCG/ASSP Meeting
The Forty-fifth Meeting of the SEAFDEC Program Committee (45PCM) was held on 5–7 December 2022 in Iloilo City, Philippines to review the project implemented by SEAFDEC in 2022 and endorse the projects and activities for 2023. Hosted by the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department (AQD) in cooperation with the SEAFDEC Secretariat, the …
Read More »SEAFDEC Department Chiefs’ Meeting in-person convened in 2022
The SEAFDEC Departments Chiefs’ Meeting was convened in Iloilo City, Philippines on 10 December 2022. The SEAFDEC Secretary-General, Deputy Secretary-General, SEAFDEC Department Chiefs, and senior officials from the SEAFDEC Secretariat, TD, MFRD, AQD, MFRDMD, and IFRDMD attended the Meeting. During the Meeting, the recommendations provided during 54CM, 45PCM, and 25FCG/ASSP …
Read More »SEAFDEC convenes a side event during the CITES CoP19
SEAFDEC convened the side event “Resource Utilization of Commercially-exploited Aquatic Species (CEAS) in Southeast Asia: Regional Cooperation to Support National Actions” on 18 November 2022 during the 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora …
Read More »SEAFDEC takes part in FAO Workshop on Fisheries Data Collection and Statistics
SEAFDEC Information Program Coordinator, Ms. Nualanong Tongdee, together with Senior Information Officer, Ms. Saivason Klinsukhon, and two officers from the Training Department attended the “Workshop on Fisheries Data Collection and Statistics: Global” which was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on 9 November 2022 …
Read More »SEAFDEC convenes its Twenty-third Meeting of Information Staff Program
The Twenty-third Meeting of SEAFDEC Information Staff Program or ISP was organized on 18–20 October 2022 in Bali, Indonesia and hosted by the Inland Fishery Resources Development and Management Department (IFRDMD). The Meeting was attended by the SEAFDEC Deputy Secretary-General, the Chief and the Deputy Chief of IFRDMD, as well …
Read More »SEAFDEC holds its first RECAB activity on Gender
The Regional Capacity Building Network (RECAB) was initiated by SEAFDEC as a directive of the SEAFDEC Council during its 53rd Meeting in 2021. In 2022, the first RECAB activity was organized to commemorate the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA) 2022. The SEAFDEC Secretariat and Training Department (TD) …
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10 December 2022, Philippines Please find meeting documents below (click to download.) File Document Name Updated Report of the Meeting DCM2022 Report 21 Dec Information Papers INF01 List of Documents 28 Nov INF02 List of Participants 29 Nov Working Papers WP02.1 Provisional Agenda 24 Nov WP02.2 …
Read More »Fisheries Country Profile: Viet Nam 2025
2025 Information Updated The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam is located on the eastern edge of the Indochinese Peninsula. It shares land borders with China to the north, Lao PDR and Cambodia to the west, and maritime borders with Indonesia. The South China Sea borders the country to the east …
Read More »Fisheries Country Profile: Thailand 2025
2025 Information Updated The Kingdom of Thailand is located between latitudes 5° 37’ N and 20° 27’ N and longitudes 97° 22’ E and 105° 37’ E, encompassing a total area of 513,115 km2 (Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning, 2022). The country is bordered by the …
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